Sending Mail to Someone at Sampson Correctional Institution: The TextBehind Address, Scanning, and Originals

Non-legal mail at Sampson Correctional Institution doesn't go straight to the mailroom as paper. TextBehind screens and scans it first, then delivers a digital copy to your loved one's tablet. Even a handwritten letter arrives as a scanned image - not the original sheet of paper.

Address your letter to TextBehind's processing center in Maryland - not to Sampson directly. Put the person's full name and OPUS number on the first line, then write out the full facility name (no abbreviations), followed by the P.O. Box: Name and OPUS Number Sampson Correctional Institution P.O. Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131

1. Decide if you need the original back - If you mailed something you want returned (the original letter and its contents), you have a limited window to ask.
2. Email TextBehind customer support within 30 days - Send your request to info@textbehind.com.
3. Pay the return fee - There’s a $2.50 service fee per letter to cover return postage.

Don't want to mail paper? TextBehind lets you send messages electronically instead. Use their app or website to write a letter, pick a greeting card, or upload photos from your computer or phone.

Rejected Mail

• ✓ Mail that isn’t addressed in the required TextBehind format (it will be returned to sender)
• ✓ Oversized envelopes (they aren’t scannable by TextBehind)

TextBehind doesn't deliver packages - they'll send them right back to you. If you need to send a package to someone at Sampson, follow the prison's own package rules instead.